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Under Section 7 of the Consular Functions Act,
the Embassy exercises the power to register a
birth of a child born to Sri Lankan parents,
in Belgium and Luxembourg .
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The application for the registration of birth must
be made within three months of the birth.
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When a child is born abroad to a citizen of Sri Lanka ,
there is an additional requirement under the Citizenship
Act that such birth should be registered within one year
at the office of the diplomatic representation of Sri Lanka
in the country of birth or at the Citizenship Division of the
Ministry of Defence in Colombo . Therefore, when an application
is made for the registration of a birth under the Births
and Deaths Registration Ordinance,
an application for the registration of the child under
the Citizenship Act should also be made.
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A child born to a Sri Lankan parent out side
Sri Lanka should obtain the Citizenship Certificate
from the Citizenship Division of the Ministry of Internal
Administration, Department of Immigration and Emigration
at 2 nd Floor , 41 Ananda Rajakaruna Mawatha Colombo 10
Sri Lanka (Telephone: +94 11 53 29 240 ,
Fax: +94 11 53 29 241,
E-Mail: controller@immigration.gov.lk,
Web Site: www.immigration.gov.lk ) . The applications for the
Citizenship Certificates are forwarded to the Citizenship
Division in
Colombo which will process them and will send the Citizenship
Certificates to the Embassy.
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When an application for registration of a birth
is made one year after the birth of the child, such
applications are forwarded to the Registrar General’s
Department at 280, Main Street, Colombo 11 , Sri Lanka
(Tel: +94 11 23 93 071 or +94 11 23 93 072, Fax : +94 11 23 93 074,
Email : registrergen@sltnet.lk , Web Site: www.rgd.gov.lk ) .
In such cases the birth certificate is issued only after approval is
received from the Registrar General.
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The application form for the registration of birth could be
obtained over the counter at the Consular Section of the
Embassy or by post, sending a self-addressed stamped envelope
with a request. The Birth certificates are issued by the Embassy only
in English; therefore, it is preferable if the applications are filled in English.
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The Birth registration fee of € 70 (additional € 8
for each year delayed) can be paid over the counter
or can be sent as postal cash. Please make sure to send a
copy of payment slip along with relevant documents.
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Required documents (the original documents should be submitted with two photocopies) :
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Duly filled Ceylon Citizenship Act , No. 18 of 1948 ( Citizenship 1) |
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Duly filled Declaration of Birth under Section 16 (B4)
(if application is submitted within 3 months of the child’s birth |
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Duly filled Declaration of Birth after three months Section 24 (B6)
(if application is submitted after 3 months of the child’s birth) |
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Original Birth Certificate of the child in which
the names of both parents appear (Birth Certificate has to
be issued by the competent authority in the country where
the child was born and should be counter signed by the Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
or their diplomatic representative in of the country where the child is born) |
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Original visa card of the child |
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3 copies of recent photographs of the child (35 x 45 mm)
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Valid travel documents of the parents with two
photocopies of each details pages/photo pages and endorsement pages |
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Resident permit of the Parents |
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Original Marriage certificate of the parents.
(If the marriage has been registered outside Sri Lanka it
should be countersigned by the relevant diplomatic representative
of the country concerned) |
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Citizenship Certificate of parents if they were born outside Sri Lanka |
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If the child's birth was not registered within
one year of the birth, a letter signed by both parents,
giving reasons as to why it was not registered within
the first year of birth |
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If parents are not legally married at time of child’s
birth, an affidavit relating to paternity and declaration
of Citizenship |
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Upon Registration of the Birth, the first
copy of the Birth Certificate would be delivered to
the applicant over the counter or by post and the
second copy will be sent to the Registrar General’s Department,
Colombo , for record purposes. The Embassy does not issue
additional copies of Birth Certificates. Applicants who
wish to apply for additional copies should request them from
the Registrar General’s Department in Colombo, Sri Lanka. |
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